Classes remain suspended for almost 40 primary pupils at Tsung Tsin Think Academy after suspected illegal operation at international school in Hong Kong

Some secondary students may return to classes at an international school in Hong Kong that was abruptly closed over the weekend, but uncertainty remains for several dozen primary pupils.

The Education Bureau said on Monday evening that some classes at Think International Schools Group’s facility in Cheung Sha Wan would be allowed to resume on Wednesday.

But a few dozen students attending Primary Four to Six would have to be relocated and it was unclear when they could return to class.

The group, which has four facilities across the city, rented the Kwong Lee Road site from Tsung Tsin Middle School in Cheung Sha Wan in September 2015. But it failed to officially register the name of Tsung Tsin Think Academy – the name it currently operates under – leading to the bureau on Friday ordering the school to vacate the premises.

Principal Lily Choy Lai-yu announced on Saturday all classes at the school would be cancelled on Monday and Tuesday.

She promised affected pupils a relocation plan to other campuses, but did not explain when the new arrangement would begin.

 

“This is just awful,” said a woman surnamed Lam, whose nine-year-old daughter was a Primary Five pupil. “I don’t know how to explain to my little girl why the school is closed and when she will be going back to see her teachers and classmates.”